Amanda Bury-Assignment 3 Post

Historic:

 Tea bowl, ca. 1575
Tanaka Chôjirô (?), (Japanese, 1516–?1592)
Japan
Rough clay covered with a dull black glaze; 

three spur marks of iron supports (Raku ware)

-This piece is hand built not thrown, I found its old and rustic look and its uneven rim, looking almost purpose-full to be very interesting. 

Monochrome bowls, 1st century A.D.
Roman; From Syria
Opaque cast glass

-These pieces are glass not clay although they look very deceiving. I liked that they were all different sizes but held the same basic curve, foot and lip shape, this makes them look like a set.

Contemporary:

Kristen Kieffer / Small stamped bowls, stack
Title: Small stamped bowls, stack
Artist: Kristen Kieffer
Date: 2009
Technique: Thrown & Altered

-I REALLY like Kristen Kieffers stamping on these bowls. I was a little adverse to do any sort of slip work, or altering of any sort this first bowl assignment, however, i think after seeing this i would like to try and do some stamp work with the next assignment of 25 bowls.

Deborah Schwartzkopf / Pouring Bowls
Title: Pouring Bowls
Series Title:
Artist: Deborah Schwartzkopf
Date: 2012
Technique: Wheel Thrown and Handbuilt

-These pieces threw me off a little bit, i just thought why would you wheel throw these in the first place? Why not just hand build them. However i suppose for the sheer fact of time efficiency and evenness of curves and thickness wheel throwing the bottom half of these then handbuilding the top part would work best. I just found these interesting, i did also find myself asking why one would need 3 pouring bowls. Seems like a lot of gravy to me. =P